[ Academia ] [ Litigation ] [ Regulatory & Policy ] [ Transactional ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Aging : It is highly useful for attorneys who represent health care providers or lifescience companies to have a basic understanding of both the scientific and the socioeconomic contexts within which their clients' legal issues arise.
Students interested in health law policy for some of the social and financial issues posed by an aging population should consider taking one or more classes that use a multidisciplinary approach. This course includes lectures from economists, engineers and scientists on possible solutions to the challenges of increased life expectancy in the U.S.

General course
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Interdisciplinary. Challenges to and solutions for the young from increased human life expectancy: health care, financial markets, families, work, and politics. Guest lectures from engineers, economists, geneticists, and physiologists.

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law